How to Recycle Coffee Grounds

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Coffee drinkers who brew their own java know that a week's worth of grounds adds up to a sizable quantity. Since coffee is organic matter, there is no need for it to go into the garbage to the landfill. Instead, try one of these methods to recycle coffee grounds.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Step1

Keep a small container of used coffee grounds by your sink. Use them with soap to scrub greasy hands and pots alike. The coffee acts as a scrub and rinses off easily.

Step2

Compost coffee grounds. Add them to your existing compost pile or start a new one. Read more about composting in the book "The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener."

Step3

Use them to fertilize roses. Sprinkle coffee grounds on the soil around the stem of the rose bush (but not touching the plant).

Step4

Add to worm beds. If you raise earthworms for garden use or fishing bait, feed them cool, used coffee grounds.

Step5

Make wood stain for crafts. Re-brew a sizable amount of used coffee grounds and allow the water to steep with grounds for several hours, until cool. Pour through coffee filter to remove grounds.

Step6

Deodorize hands after chopping onion or garlic by rubbing with a handful of coffee grounds.

Step7

Deodorize your fridge. Place wet coffee grounds in a small open container in the back of the refrigerator until dried out.

Step8

Dry coffee grounds on a baking sheet in the oven at 150 degrees for an hour. Use with an equal amount of fresh grounds for your next few pots of coffee.